Temple University Athletics
2010 Baseball Roster
Roster
Matt Elko
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Parsippany, N.J.
- High School:
- Parsippany Hills
2013: Started 37 of the 38 games he played…Batted .270 (38-for-141) with six walks, 18 runs scored and 10 RBIs…Led TU to home-opener win over Lafayette (3/13) with 3-for-4 day…Pounded out six hits and scored four runs in the three-game series against UMass (5/17-18)…Made only start behind the plate as catcher in the season finale against UMass (5/18)...Named to Temple's Director's Honor Roll (GPA 3.00-3.49)
2012: Started 47 of the 48 games he appeared in…Named Big 5 and Atlantic 10 Player of the Week (5/14) after going 8-for-12 in the three-game series at St. Bonaventure…Knocked in a career-high four runs in the Owls’ win at St. Bonaventure (5/11)…Collected a multi-hit game in each of the three games at St. Bonaventure, including two doubles in the first game of the series (5/10)…Went a perfect 3-for-3 in the first game of a doubleheader at Fordham (4/7)…Made a season-high 16 putouts at first base against Iona (3/11)…Smashed his first collegiate home run on the final day of the season (5/19) against Rhode Island.
2011: Appeared in one game at first base against Massachusetts (4/17).
2010: Appeared in one game.
2009: Medical redshirt.
High School: Three-time all-conference, all-county and all-area selection...Batted .444 with three home runs and 12 RBI as a senior...Hit .451 with 13 doubles and 27 RBI as a junior...Second all-time in career hits (125) at Parsippany Hills...Two-time team offensive MVP...Four-year letterwinner...Set school record for varsity hits (24) as a freshman.
Personal: Played summer baseball for the Parsippany Tomahawks in the Morris Suessex American Legion League, Fort Collins Foxes in the Mountain Collegiate League and the Sherrill Silversmiths in the NYCBL...Major is civil and contruction engineer technology.
